In addition to Henry Winkler's work as an actor (Fonzie on Happy Days), he is also an accomplished children’s author, with two new books in 2019, featuring Hank Zipzer, a schoolboy with dyslexia dubbed “The World’s Greatest Underachiever.” Winkler has dyslexia, writes for children who are have similar experiences with dyslexia and encourages them to realize their greatness. See All of Henry Winkler's Books.

The READ Act is the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act signed by US President Obama in February 2016. READ aims to increase dyslexia research, improve awareness, promote early identification, and increase use of proven instructional interventions. READ's goal is to assure a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) for the 8.5 million dyslexic K-12 students, whose rights to FAPE are already protected by existing federal laws which are poorly executed at the school level. Teachers.

The Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity at Yale University, School of Medicine is headed by Sally and Bennett Shaywitz, M.D.s. It is the leading center for dyslexia research, diagnosis, treatment, public policy and advocacy. It also contains an index of successful dyslexics. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

Dyslexia Neuro Imaging Study is recruiting dyslexic participants ages 10, 11, and 12 at University of Southern California, in Orange County. The USC Dyslexia Project will compensate participants with money and toys. Call (323) 736-2635 or email Hadley McGregor or May Orozco at candl@loni.usc.edu. The goal is to study how interventions improve reading outcomes and to ultimately improve dyslexia identification and treatment. (posted 4/21/2016)

Cerebellar-Vestibular Dyslexia

Dr. Harold Levinson at Levinson Medicaltreats dyslexia as a cerebellar-vestibular or inner-ear disorder. He is the author of several famous books on dyslexia, ADHD and dysgraphia diagnosis and treatment. When letters and words appear to move and reading produces seasickness, Dr. Levinson treats it with anti-motion, anti-seasickness medications. In addition, he uses a variety of targeted treatments, as symptoms dictate, incorporating the latest science on dyslexia.

The Dyslexic CEO: Some of the world's most famous and important innovators were children who had great difficulty in school because they could not acquire the skills of reading and writing expected of all children. Over human evolution, the brain has enlisted a number of areas to handle the recent inventions of reading and writing, whereas oral language is hardwired. Minds that seem "defective" in the school environment are extremely c

reative, efficient and innovative in the business world. Explore how terrible readers became famous millionaires that changed our world.